Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana
Botswana: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 70.97 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 70.97 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana peaked at 87.48 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.28 kg/ha, in 1993.
Botswana ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.29 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.21 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 11.42 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 12.37 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 13.04 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 12.1 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 13.33 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 11.67 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 11.45 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 13.59 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1971 | 11.17 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 12.53 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 14.26 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 12.35 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 15.46 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 13.07 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 15.28 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 15.93 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 15.01 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 14.43 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 14.45 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 15.31 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 14.79 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 14.5 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 13.31 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 13.56 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 13.83 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 11.73 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 13.69 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 12.68 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 10.53 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 12.24 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 8.28 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 1994 | 8.37 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.46 kg/ha | +84.7% |
| 1996 | 15.93 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 22.05 kg/ha | +38.5% |
| 1998 | 29.55 kg/ha | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 28.86 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 20.89 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 33.16 kg/ha | +58.7% |
| 2002 | 30.21 kg/ha | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 42.02 kg/ha | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 43.29 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 51.49 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 59.83 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 72.36 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 53.64 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 2009 | 52.75 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 87.48 kg/ha | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 34.22 kg/ha | -60.9% |
| 2012 | 61.32 kg/ha | +79.2% |
| 2013 | 87.27 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 59.25 kg/ha | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 57.59 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 47.84 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 26.97 kg/ha | -43.6% |
| 2018 | 53.15 kg/ha | +97.1% |
| 2019 | 42 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 55.95 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 53.75 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 69.61 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2023 | 70.97 kg/ha | +2.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 70.97 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.39 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 70.97 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.16 kg/ha, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.88 kg/ha | 10.29 kg/ha | 13.33 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.86 kg/ha | 11.17 kg/ha | 15.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.96 kg/ha | 11.73 kg/ha | 15.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.39 kg/ha | 8.28 kg/ha | 29.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.96 kg/ha | 20.89 kg/ha | 72.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.71 kg/ha | 26.97 kg/ha | 87.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.57 kg/ha | 53.75 kg/ha | 70.97 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Botswana was 70.97 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 87.48 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.28 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Botswana ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).